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I've been intrigued with the Teslas ever since I started reading about them.
they took a different route than most electrics.
Certainly much of the battery is recyclable although not cheap. Hopefully it will come down. The distance they are usable is MUCH more than most other electrics out there, but of course interior space is a tad limited for some.
I'm hoping a huge jump in batteries will happen before too long- they really are not an order of magnitude different than they ever have been. At least as far as amount of storage. Yes, a lot better- but they need to be 40 or 50 times better than they are now.
We use lead/calcium wet cell batteries for our solar sites. Those will easily last 20 years, we have some in use that are like new and made in the 80's. (they don't have big loads and generally charged pretty well).
One site we are going to add a direct methonal fuel cell, since the solar panels will be covered in snow during the winter. We have been testing it since November, it has used very, very little fuel to power the radio.
How is it to drive compared to the Elise?
What is the new job? I must have missed that, since I have not had time to be on much lately.
Mark
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